I have two .shp files whose .prj files are identical and whose extents are different. I'd like to set them to the same extent so they line up on the map.
In ArcGis I have tried:
- Exporting both to a new coordinate system-defined feature dataset
- Removing the .prj file and then re defining the projection of each file
- "project"ing both to the same Coordinate system.
- Setting the data frame Coordinate System, then reintroducing the shapefiles in hopes that they'll project "on the fly"
In QGIS I have tried:
- Setting project CRS
- Setting layer to project and project to layer
- Saving the shapefiles in specific CRS.
It seems odd to me that this is an issue in the first place: why can't Arc or Q detect this asynchronicity and give the user the option to choose one over the other?
What am I missing here?
Should I look into creating a spatial reference for one of the files, that matches the other?
Any clues/ suggestions/ clarifications?
I know this is a popular issue, and I figure there must be some simple explanation for the above, but I'm not finding it anywhere despite spending hours puzzling over the situation. Perhaps I just don't have the right vocabulary to ask the question. Any help appreciated.
some information about the files:
Extents for shp1:
top: 672344.187336 ft bottom: 629117.938976 ft right:7660465.885171 ft left: 7627858.786745 ft
Extents for shp2:
top: 5984.800593 ft bottom: 4784.800593 ft right: 4616.411043 ft left: 3776.411043 ft
Layer Properties-Source for both shp1 and shp2:
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Oregon_North_FIPS_3601_Feet_Intl Projection: Lambert_Conformal_Conic False_Easting: 8202099.73753281 False_Northing: 0.00000000 Central_Meridian: -120.50000000 Standard_Parallel_1: 44.33333333 Standard_Parallel_2: 46.00000000 Latitude_Of_Origin: 43.66666667 Linear Unit: Foot
Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Datum: D_North_American_1983_HARN Prime Meridian: Greenwich Angular Unit: Degree
.prj data for both shp1 and shp2:
PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Oregon_North_FIPS_3601_Feet_Intl",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",8202099.737532808],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",44.33333333333334],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",46.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",43.66666666666666],UNIT["Foot",0.3048]]